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FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, January 26, 1996

Any bills not listed in sequence indicate those prefiled.
*Denotes Rules Suspended.
HB 1137. By: Representative Woods of the 32nd: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 7 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Commission on Compensation, so as to change certain provlslons relating to a comparative study by the State Commission on Compensation regarding the compensation of certain state officers and employees; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
HB 1460. By: Representative Birdsong of the l23rd: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to the arrest of persons, so as to change the provisions relating to what constitutes an arrest; to provide what constitutes a seizure for the purposes of an arrest; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB l46l. By: Representatives Culbreth of the l32nd and Lord of the l2lst: A BILL to amend Chapter 43 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medicare supplement insurance, so as to implement the requirements of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 1462. By: Representative Brush of the l12th: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for a reform of the existing public education system in the State of Georgia at all levels; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1463. By: Representatives Brush of the 112th, Trense of the 44th and Williams of the 83rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-153 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special instructional assistance program for students with developmental deficiencies, so as to provide that the Department of Education shall not require any local school system participating in a special instructional assistance program to use any specific instructional method; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION

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HB 1464. By: Representatives Brush of the l12th, Smith of the l75th and Williams of the 83rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 20-2-281 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the assessment of the effectiveness of educational programs, so as to prohibit the awarding of the High School Performance Certificate in lieu of a diploma by local school systems; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1465. By: Representative Brush of the l12th: A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to authorize the State Commissioner of Education to act as chairperson and chief executive officer of the State Board of Education; to remove the State Board of Education's general supervisory and personnel authority over the Department of Education; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1466. By: Representative Greene of the l58th: A BILL to amend Article 3 of Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to costs and compensation for probate courts, and Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrates, so as to change the amount of and provisions relating to the compensation for a probate court judge serving as chief magistrate or magistrate; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1467. By: Representative Barnes of the 33rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 15-1-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requesting of judicial assistance from other courts, so as to provide for the compensation, expenses, and mileage allowance for part-time state court judges providing assistance in superior courts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1468. By: Representative Barnes of the 33rd: A BILL to amend Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal courts, so as to exempt certain superior court judges and state court judges from training requirements applicable to judges of the municipal courts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
HB 1469. By: Representatives Towery of the 30th, Coker of the 31st, Sauder of the 29th, Grindley of the 35th, Kaye of the 37th and others: A BILL to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Cobb County, so as to change the title and compensation of the chairman; to provide that the chairman shall appoint the heads of the departments of the county; to provide for the duties of the chairman; to provide that the office of county manager may be created by the board of commissioners; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LOCAL
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HB 1470. By: Representatives Harbin of the 113th, Lord of the 121st, Sauder of the 29th, Lewis of the 14th and Smith of the 175th: A BILL to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide procedures for the enactment of legislation mandating certain coverage in accident and sickness insurance policies; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
HB 1471. By: Representatives Martin of the 47th, Orrock of the 56th, Stephenson of the 25th and Randall of the 127th: A BILL to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to authorize the Division of Public Health of the Department of Human Resources and county boards of health to conduct studies and implement a pilot program of sterile needle and syringe exchange and other harm reduction programs for the purpose of combating the spread of infectious and communicable diseases; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
HB 1472. By: Representatives Stanley of the 49th, Stanley of the 50th, Hugley of the 133rd, Culbreth of the 132nd and Heard of the 89th: A BILL to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of the "Georgia Insurance Code," and Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fraud and related offenses, so as to change the definition of insurance fraud; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
*HB 1473. By: Representative Teper of the 61st: A BILL to amend Code Section 21-5-35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on members of the General Assembly and other public officers elected state wide from accepting campaign contributions, so as to provide that candidates for federal office shall be excluded from such restrictions; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
HB 1474. By: Representatives Heard of the 89th, Hugley of the 133rd, Taylor of the 134th, Stanley of the 50th, Stanley of the 49th and others: A BILL to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for minority owned business participation in state contracts; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE INSTITUTIONS & PROPERTY
HB 1475. By: Representatives Parrish of the 144th, Byrd of the 170th, McBee of the 88th and Murphy of the 18th: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority, so as to provide that the authority shall have the power to determine the purposes, times, and manner in which access to and use of the facilities of the authority shall be permitted; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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HR 876. By: Representative Jenkins of the 110th: A RESOLUTION compensating Ms. Sylvia A. Cone; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS HR 878. By: Representatives Lane of the l46th and Godbee of the l45th: A RESOLUTION ratifying the change of regional development center boundaries established by the Board of Community Affairs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE FRIDAY, January 26, 1996
SB 482. By: Senators Thomas of the 10th, Madden of the 47th, Balfour of the 9th and others: A BILL to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of ,the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to require health insurers to provide coverage for a minimum of 48 hours of in-patient care following vaginal delivery by cesarean section to a mother and her newly born child; to provide definitions; to provide for post-delivery care for a mother and her newly born child in the home; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE
SB 495. By: Senator Madden of the 47th: A BILL to amend Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food, drugs, and cosmetics, so as to prohibit the holding of adulterated or misbranded drugs, devices, or cosmetics; to change the provisions relating to definitions regarding pharmacists and pharmacies; to change the provisions relating to the powers of the State Board of Pharmacy; to change the provisions relating to licensing by reciprocity; to change the provisions relating to sanctions of licensed pharmacists and pharmacies; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & ECOLOGY
SB 499. By: Senator Madden of the 47th: A BILL to amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to provide for procedures regarding appointment of members of a board to assume the duties of the county election superintendent in certain circumstances; to provide for notice to state party executive committees regarding the need to appoint members; to provide time periods for making such appointments; to provide for appointment by the chief judge of the superior court in certain circumstances; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SB 531. By: Senators Boshears of the 6th and Kemp of the 3rd: A BILL to amend Code Section 36-30-7.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inactive municipalities, so as to change the provisions relating to the designation of "historical townships" and the establishment of unincorporated town councils; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on STATE PLANNING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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SB 535. By: Senators Taylor of the 12th, Kemp of the 3rd, Johnson of the 2nd and others: A BILL to amend Code Section 33-9-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the maintenance and filing of rates, rating plans, rating systems, and underwriting rules by insurers, so as to require the Commissioner of Insurance to submit certain information regarding rate filings for personal passenger motor vehicle insurance to the chairperson of the House Committee on Insurance and the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Labor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INSURANCE SB 537. By~ Senators Newbill of the 56th, Gochenour of the 27th, Clay of the 37th and others: A BILL to amend Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employer contributions and payments in lieu of contributions to the Unemployment Compensation Fund, so as to repeal provisions relating to the State-wide Reserve Ratio; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
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